Qnap TS-855eU Short-Depth Rackmount 8-Bay NAS Series with Atom C5125 8-Core 2.8GHz Processor and 2.5GbE Ports

Qnap Systems, Inc. unveiled the 2U short-depth TS-855eU NAS Series, including the TS-855eU with single PSU and the TS-855eU-RP with redundant power supplies.

The short-depth rackmount TS-855eU NAS series is suitable for IT deployment in small cabinet, spacious business workplaces, or production lines. Powered by an Intel Atom C5125 8-core 2.8GHz processor with Intel QuickAssist Technology and supporting up to 64GB memory (ECC memory supported), the TS-855eU series provides 8 SATA drive bays, dual-port 2.5GbE. With these features and more, the TS-855eU series fulfills the performance and capacity requirements of business file servers, VMs, SaaS backups, and virtualization applications.

TS-855eU NAS front and rear with single PSU

“With a 38% reduction in size, the 2U rackmount TS-855eU NAS series is only 11.7 inches (297.4mm) deep, making it suitable for installation in small cabinets and IT rooms with strict cabling and ventilation requirements,” said Andy Chuang, product manager. “It fits in constrained environments while supporting reliable daily operations with its excellent performance and well-rounded business-ready features.”

TS-855eU-RP NAS rear with redundant power supplies

The 8-core TS-855eU series realizes flexibility and simplicity in versatile business applications including virtualization, high-speed data access, data backup/restoration and file servers. Dual 2.5GbE connectivity enables Port Trunking for enhanced transfer efficiency and fault tolerance. 2xPCIe Gen 3 x4 slots allow users to install 10GbE/25GbE network cards and enable SR-IOV for improved I/O throughput.

Two built-in M.2 PCIe NVMe slots provide support for SSD caching or Qtier auto-tiered storage (available in QTS) to further upgrade NAS performance. The TS-855eU series is certified by VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V for virtualization storage.

License-free VM back up multiple VMware
and Hyper-V VMs using Hyper Data Protector

The TS-855eU series provides an all-in-one backup and restoration solution supporting versatile cloud-based services for simple hybrid cloud deployment. IT staff can regularly take snapshots to protect NAS vs. ransomware and create virtual private networks using the QVPN service for secure remote data access to NAS. Businesses can create FC SAN storage by adding the TS-855eU series NAS to their existing FC SAN infrastructure with Qnap FC cards. Running the QTS OS as standard, the TS-855eU series NAS can be flexibly switched to use the ZFS-based QuTS hero OS for greater reliability and data integrity.

Snapshots UI screenshot
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Key specs:

• TS-855eU-8G: 250W single power supply

• TS-855eU-RP-8G: 300W redundant power supplies (2x300W)

2U rackmount compact design, with Atom C5125 8 core 2.8GHz processor; 8GB DDR4 SODIMM memory (up to 64GB), also supports DDR4 ECC memory; hot-swappable 2.5-inch/3.5-inch 6Gb SATA HDD/SSD; 2×2.5GbE Gigabit RJ45 ports; 2xM.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots; 2xPCIe Gen 3 x4 expansion slots; 4xUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) ports